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1980Final results

1980 election for Kansas House District 93

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ardena Matlack (D) won re-election with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Bernard A. Hentzen (R) by 4.5 points.

Ardena MatlackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%3,595
Bernard A. HentzenRepublican
47.8%3,288
6,883 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980

The seat's recent races

EvenR+14.61972D+6.91974D+11.41976D+10.51978D+4.51980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Ardena Matlack (D)Bernard A. Hentzen (R)